Browsing Doctoral Papers by Title
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A validation study for the classification of the level of severity of malignant skin lesions in cancer patients
A methodological study using a modified Delphi survey was conducted to determine whether or not there was consensus among wound care experts in identifying categories and characteristics essential for classifying malignant ... -
Value and impact of nurse innovators working in academic, industry, and government settings: A qualitative study
This dissertation explores the value and impact of nurse innovators working in academic, industry, and government settings. A qualitative descriptive study was chosen to understand the contributions of nurse innovators and ... -
Variables affecting quality of life and adherence in adults with type 2 diabetes
The purpose of this two-phase mixed methods study was to examine the influence of selected variables on quality of life (QOL) and adherence to diabetes regimen in a convenience sample of adults with Type 2 diabetes. ... -
Variables that influence student nurse progression during sophomore year in a traditional BSN program
The purpose of this dissertation was to discover variables that influence student progression during the sophomore year in a traditional bachelor of science in nursing program. Research exists to identify factors that will ... -
Variables that may affect physical activity levels in African American females with type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes continues to pose a significant health challenge for the United States. The incidence and prevalence rates for type 2 diabetes are higher for certain at risk populations such as African American females. ... -
Vertical violence and the student nurse: Is this toxic for professional identity development?
This narrative inquiry centers on student nurses’ stories of vertical violence perpetuated by clinical registered nursing staff and the meaning that students associate with this phenomenon. Student nurses are the ... -
Vicarious experience: A source of self-efficacy for birth
Vicarious experiences constitute a source of information regarding self-efficacy for the task of giving birth. What influence does the vicarious experience of witnessing birth have on the childbirth self-efficacy of pregnant ... -
Vicarious learning and perceived self-efficacy among pre-licensure nursing students during pediatric end-of-life situations
Despite decades of acknowledgement among nursing academics and organizations, end-of-life (EOL) nursing education is significantly lacking. Insufficient EOL care education leaves nursing students feeling ill-prepared to ... -
Vigilance experiences: Cancer patients, families, and nurses
Cancer disease, treatment, and errors in health care put patients at increased risk for poor outcomes. To improve outcomes and protect patients, researchers recommend increased vigilance; yet, research on vigilance in ... -
Violation of personal and professional nursing values: Six case studies of nurses who have left nursing
Background: Registered Nurses (RNs) comprise the largest group of health care providers in the US. The shortage of RNs is expected to worsen to 29% by 2020. Many nurses depart practice prior to retirement. Previous research ... -
Virtual learning to enhance non-technical nursing skills: A basic qualitative study
Nurse educators are currently facing restraints of limited space, time, availability, conflicting schedules, and increased demands on in-person learning experiences. Due to these restraints, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the ... -
Virtual reality simulation's influence on nursing students' anxiety and communication skills with anxious patients
The incidence of medical-surgical patients with a secondary anxiety diagnosis is increasing, and nurses’ feelings of inadequacy in communicating with anxious patients have hindered the therapeutic nurse-patient ... -
Voices from the frontier: Stories of nurse practitioners working in remote settings
Frontier communities are the most sparsely populated and geographically remote areas in the United States. Residents of these communities often lack access to healthcare resources of any kind. Nurse Practitioners (NPs) are ... -
Voices of associate degree nursing RNs about the pursuit of the Bachelor of Science in nursing degree
New developments in health care delivery, changes in the demographics, and the increasing complexity of health problems of the general population require baccalaureate prepared nurses. However, the educational preparation ... -
Vulnerability, self-transcendence, and the professional well-being of new graduate registered nurses
Background. The transition of a new graduate registered nurse (NG RN) from school to the work environment has been described as a stressful time for the new nurse. The high incidence of attrition during the first year ... -
"We are strong women": A focused ethnography of the reproductive lives of women in Belize
Belize is a small country in Central America with a unique heritage. The cultural pluralism found in Belize provides an opportunity to explore the cultures of the Maya, Mestizo and the Caribbean. Women in Belize share this ... -
Weaving empathy into simulation pedagogy: Nursing simulation faculty barriers and strategies to cultivating empathy in nursing simulation pedagogy
The purpose of this interpretive phenomenological study was to develop a deeper understanding of the strategies and barriers to weaving empathy into simulation pedagogy so stakeholders and educators may be able to develop ... -
A web-based learning adaption of the Ending Self-Stigma (ESS) Program
The purpose of this practice project (SPP) was to implement and evaluate a web-based learning adaptation of the Ending Self Stigma (ESS) curriculum, a group-based program to reduce mental illness self-stigma. The literature ... -
Weight change in college freshmen: Personal, interpersonal and situational influences
Obesity has become the most significant noninfectious health risk in the United States, and the major causes of death and disability are shifting to chronic, non-communicable health conditions that are largely attributable ... -
Weight status among prescription opioid users with chronic pain
Background: Greater than 70% of the United States (US) adult population is overweight as defined by body mass index (BMI) greater than 25 kg/m2. Adults who are overweight are more likely to report chronic pain than those ...
